An EGNSS application providing an end-to-end solution based on the SAR/Galileo service and particularly using the Return-Link-Message (RLM), to improve the mobility and safety of citizens

Informations projet

SAT406M

N° de convention de subvention: 640387

DOI

10.3030/640387

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 22 Janvier 2015

Date de début 1 Février 2015

Date de fin 31 Janvier 2018

Financé au titre de

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Coût total

€ 1 426 250,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 998 375,00

Coordonné par

MOBIT TELECOM LTD
Israel

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SAT406M (An EGNSS application providing an end-to-end solution based on the SAR/Galileo service and particularly using the Return-Link-Message (RLM), to improve the mobility and safety of citizens)

Période du rapport: 2016-08-01 au 2018-01-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

Problem/issue being addressed: Search and Rescue of people in distress

Importance for society: improve the mobility and safety of citizens

Overall objectives: demonstrate an end-to-end system comprising a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) and base station (MEOLUT), increasing data throughput via SAR/Galileo system, and enabling the Galileo Return Link Service (RLS), to improve Search and Rescue (SAR) success.

Project Results:
1. Personal Locator beacon in form of a wrist-watch, enabling the SAR/Galileo Return Link Service
2. MEOLUT with flat, small and active antenna
3. EIB technology for communicating Extra Information Bits from beacon to MEOLUT/Rcc, compliant with C/S standards
4. EIB thechnology for enhancing the MEOSAR localization particularly when few satellites are in line of sight
5. Patents protecting the EIB method and PLB antenna.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

1. Designed, built and tested SAT406M PLB prototype
2. Demonstrated and verified communication method (named: EIB) between SAT406M PLB and MEOLUT
3. Tested, analyzed and recorded Time of Emission (ToE) accuracy of SAT406M PLB
4. Enhanced the independent localization of the SAT406M PLB at the MEOLUT
5. Developed a prototype SW to determine the physiological status of the SAT406M user

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

1. PLB displaying distress acknowledgement to user, based on Galileo Return Link Service
2. PLB reporting user's physiological status
3. PLB alerting distress on two channels: a. worldwide, via Galileo, GPS and Glonass satellites; and b. local, via marine VHF Digital Selective Calling.
4. Enhancing MEOLUT independent beacon localization accuracy
5. Enabling MEOLUT independent beacon localization based on single satellite and multiple bursts

Beyond providing a SAR/Galileo PLB integrating a VHF marine radio with the satellite beacon, in a friendly wrist-worn form, SAT406M is expected to contribute to the adoption of the RLS - the unique SAR/Galileo Return Link Service by which the distress call is been acknowledged. It is expected that users will much appreciate that feature, which will provide self confidence and moral encouragement during the not easy hours of waiting for a rescue to come.

SAT406 PLBs tested by the MEOLUT in Toulouse

SAT406M PLB prototype

SAT406M PLB prototype placed on MEOLUT Antenna